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<p>Both <a href="line.html">line</a> and <a href="radar.html">radar</a> charts support a <code>fill</code> option on the dataset object which can be used to create area between two datasets or a dataset and a boundary, i.e. the scale <code>origin</code>, <code>start</code> or <code>end</code> (see <a href="#filling-modes">filling modes</a>).</p>
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<td style="text-align:left">Absolute dataset index <sup>1</sup></td>
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<p><sup>1</sup> dataset filling modes have been introduced in version 2.6.0<br>
<sup>2</sup> prior version 2.6.0, boundary values was <code>&apos;zero&apos;</code>, <code>&apos;top&apos;</code>, <code>&apos;bottom&apos;</code> (deprecated)<br>
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<pre><code class="lang-javascript"><span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> Chart(ctx, {
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            {fill: <span class="hljs-string">&apos;origin&apos;</span>},      <span class="hljs-comment">// 0: fill to &apos;origin&apos;</span>
            {fill: <span class="hljs-string">&apos;+2&apos;</span>},          <span class="hljs-comment">// 1: fill to dataset 3</span>
            {fill: <span class="hljs-number">1</span>},             <span class="hljs-comment">// 2: fill to dataset 1</span>
            {fill: <span class="hljs-literal">false</span>},         <span class="hljs-comment">// 3: no fill</span>
            {fill: <span class="hljs-string">&apos;-2&apos;</span>}           <span class="hljs-comment">// 4: fill to dataset 2</span>
        ]
    }
})
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<h2 id="configuration">Configuration</h2>
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<td style="text-align:left"><a href="#propagate"><code>plugins.filler.propagate</code></a></td>
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<h3 id="propagate">propagate</h3>
<p>Boolean (default: <code>true</code>)</p>
<p>If <code>true</code>, the fill area will be recursively extended to the visible target defined by the <code>fill</code> value of hidden dataset targets:</p>
<p><strong>Example</strong></p>
<pre><code class="lang-javascript"><span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> Chart(ctx, {
    data: {
        datasets: [
            {fill: <span class="hljs-string">&apos;origin&apos;</span>},   <span class="hljs-comment">// 0: fill to &apos;origin&apos;</span>
            {fill: <span class="hljs-string">&apos;-1&apos;</span>},       <span class="hljs-comment">// 1: fill to dataset 0</span>
            {fill: <span class="hljs-number">1</span>},          <span class="hljs-comment">// 2: fill to dataset 1</span>
            {fill: <span class="hljs-literal">false</span>},      <span class="hljs-comment">// 3: no fill</span>
            {fill: <span class="hljs-string">&apos;-2&apos;</span>}        <span class="hljs-comment">// 4: fill to dataset 2</span>
        ]
    },
    options: {
        plugins: {
            filler: {
                propagate: <span class="hljs-literal">true</span>
            }
        }
    }
})
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<p><code>propagate: true</code>:</p>
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<li>if dataset 2 is hidden, dataset 4 will fill to dataset 1</li>
<li>if dataset 2 and 1 are hidden, dataset 4 will fill to <code>&apos;origin&apos;</code></li>
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<p><code>propagate: false</code>:</p>
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